Mr. Childress died peacefully Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, at James West Hospice in Fort Worth.

He was born March 14, 1916, in Brownfield, Texas, to Marvin and Lula Childress.

He married Mary "Jackie" Scott on Dec. 24, 1937, in Comanche, Texas. Jackie preceded him in death six weeks earlier.

Bill was a Merchant Marine during World War II. He was district manager for Peerless Pump in Plainview.

Bill and Jackie were longtime Plainview residents and members of First Christian Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Lynda Childress Reeves and her husband, Bill, of Arlington, Texas; one sister, Annie Jenkins of Lubbock, Texas; two granddaughters, Susan Reeves Leinbaugh and her husband, John, and Reci Reeves Brooks and her husband, Bill; and four great-grandchildren, Lauren and Kevin Brooks and James and Reid Leinbaugh.

Plainview Daily Herald - Nov. 12, 2008

Virginia Esparza

Virginia Esparza, 57, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2008, in Lubbock.

Funeral Mass will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Petersburg, Texas, with the Rev. Jacob Puthumparambil officiating.

Interment will follow in Petersburg Cemetery under the direction of Lemons Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. tonight at Lemons Funeral Home.

Virginia was born Jan. 31, 1951, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, to Manuel Gonzalez and Petra Garza Gonzalez. She graduated from Petersburg High in 1970 and later became a nurse.

She married Carlos Esparza on July 3, 2000, in Lubbock.

She enjoyed singing with the choirs from both Sacred Heart in Petersburg and Plainview and enjoyed crafting.

She is survived by her husband, Carlos Esparza; one daughter, Veronica Soliz of Petersburg; one son, Santiago Manuel Soliz of Plainview; two stepsons, Joey Lee Esparza of Petersburg, Carlos Esparza Jr., of Fort Bragg, N.C.; two sisters, Victoria Arriaga of Amarillo and Guadalupe Moreno of Austin; and two grandchildren, Victoria Marie Crowder and Ariel Frances Soliz.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Plainview Daily Herald - Nov. 12, 2008

Kevin Lane Russell

ABERNATHY - Funeral services for Kevin Lane Russell, 31, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Abernathy First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Brian Brownlow, pastor, officiating.

Burial will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Archer City Cemetery by Abell Funeral Home of Abernathy.